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Cinemas expand in Saudi Arabia
In 2018, Saudi Arabia lifted a 35 year ban on cinemas. As of 2022, there are 57 cinemas in 16 cities, with more than 500 screens, reported Variety. Cinema admissions have surged from 149,000 at two venues in 2018 to more than 13 million tickets sold at 53 different locations last year. Box office revenues reached $238 million last year, a 95% increase on 2020. Variety noted that the sector is slated to reach $1 billion in the coming years. While movies from all over the world are shown, Egyptian movies account for 21% of box office takings despite being only 7% of releases.
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